Looks to me like your /dev directory might have been stepped on. Looks like
/dev/tty is a regular file created by the redirected output of the echo.
You might delete /dev/tty and create a new device.
I think the command would be:
mknod /dev/tty c 5 0
but someone might want to correct me on tha
On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Darin Johnson wrote:
> Regarding my problem with login/passwd/su failing, I've tracked
> it a bit further. It seems that getpass() is failing, and more, that
> it's actually /dev/tty that's completely screwed up.
>
> Symptoms:
> $ echo howdy > /dev/tty
> $ cat /dev/tty
>
Regarding my problem with login/passwd/su failing, I've tracked
it a bit further. It seems that getpass() is failing, and more, that
it's actually /dev/tty that's completely screwed up.
Symptoms:
$ echo howdy > /dev/tty
$ cat /dev/tty
howdy
$ cat /dev/tty
howdy
$
That is, the first e
I am having wierd things happen to my machine. Any help with
these problems I would be greatful. I suspect they're related
problems, as they all happened at once...
1) login and passwd do not work!!
If a user has a passwd, login always fails (Login incorrect) but
never asks for a password.
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